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Two SOPS calls on reliable spare for active serviceSchreiver AFB CO (SPX) Aug 18, 2011 Demonstrating the strength of the Global Positioning System constellation of satellites, the 2nd Space Operations Squadron is set to swap out an underperforming satellite with a handy spare this week. During late May, 2 SOPS analysts began noticing signs that SVN-30, a GPS IIA vehicle, was no longer maintaining the gold standard of performance. Engineers in 2 SOPS, along with their civilian partners from Boeing and the Aerospace Corporation began developing a plan to recall SVN-35 back into servic ... read more |
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  NASA Selects XCOR to Participate in Suborbital Flight Contract NASA has selected XCOR Aerospace to provide suborbital flight and payload integration services for research and scientific missions in a program that will offer up to $10 million dollars in contract ... more | .. |
  SSTL's very high resolution satellite NigeriaSat-2 prepares for launch The latest Earth observation satellite from UK small satellite manufacturer SSTL has successfully completed pre-launch tests and has been integrated with a Dnepr launch vehicle. NigeriaSat-2, one of ... more | .. |
 Space first: Live 3-D images from orbit Astronauts have produced the first live 3-D video images in the 50-year history of space travel, the European Space Agency (ESA) said on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
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  China successfully launches maritime satellite China successfully launched a maritime satellite at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China at 6:57 a.m. Tuesday Beijing Time. The orbiter, Haiyang-2, was boosted by a Long March-4B ... more | .. |
  No Toilet for Tiangong We're getting closer to the launch of China's Tiangong 1 space laboratory. We've seen video footage and artwork of the exterior of this vehicle, but so far, information on Tiangong's interior has be ... more | .. |
  Negative Incentives for America's space Program NASA has taken quite a few hits in the last several months, especially in the human space flight area. Thousands of contract workers have been laid off in Florida, Texas and Alabama. Most recently, ... more | .. |
 The results of the public consultations on the European Space Policy The European Commission released figures on the public consultations on the European Space Policy, which were finished on March 15th. 608 entities answered the questions from the Commission. T ... more |
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 ATV-3 en route for the launch pad The ATV 'Edoardo Amaldi', designed and built by Astrium, is the third unmanned European freight spacecraft for the International Space Station (ISS). Following the extraordinary success of the ... more | .. |
 NASA moves forward in manned spaceflight NASA says it has created a new department, the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, to oversee manned spaceflight in the post-shuttle era. ... more | .. |
  US looks for answers after hypersonic plane fails Pentagon scientists on Friday acknowledged they were puzzled by the failed flight test of an experimental hypersonic plane and said they were trying to understand what went wrong. ... more | .. |
 China launches satellite for Pakistan China launched a communications satellite on Friday that will be used by Pakistan, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported. ... more |
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 DC-8 Flying Lab Validates Laser Instruments Twenty scientists went aloft aboard NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory in late July to conduct an airborne test of four very different laser techniques for remotely measuring atmospheric carbon dioxide a ... more | .. |
 More challenging environment ahead for the satellite communications sector According to a new report from Euroconsult - Satellite Communications and Broadcasting Markets Survey, Forecasts to 2020 - the fixed satellite sector grew both in terms of transponder demand (+4.4%) ... more | .. |
  Russia to build new space center in Far East Russia is planning to build a 250 billion ruble (8.5 billion U.S. dollar) space center in its Far East, head of the Russian space agency Roscosmos told a local newspaper Thursday. In an interv ... more | .. |
 NASA Selects Seven Firms To Provide Near-Space Flight Services NASA has selected seven companies to integrate and fly technology payloads on commercial suborbital reusable platforms that carry payloads near the boundary of space. As part of NASA's Flight ... more |
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Understanding the nuances of human-like intelligence
Advanced air filter could enable building vents to capture carbon and reduce energy use
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  Northrop Grumman Delivers 50th Center Fuselage for F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Northrop Grumman has marked the completion of the 50th center fuselage for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter during a ceremony at the company's Palmdale Manufacturing Center. Company officials pra ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin to Provide Training Services for the USAF C-5 Program Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $5.8 million one-year contract from FlightSafety Services Corporation to manage C-5 aircrew training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, and provide logistical supp ... more | .. |
 Raytheon Completes Improved Small Tactical Munition Lab Testing Raytheon has completed laboratory integration and testing of its Small Tactical Munition Phase II configuration, setting the stage for flight tests later this year. STM Phase II is a new 12-po ... more | .. |
  Space Command retires workhorse satellite Members of the 3rd Space Operations Squadron, along with their counterparts from the 53rd Signal Battalion, waved a fond farewell to a trusted old friend Aug. 12. Lt. Col. Kevin Mortensen, 3rd SOPS ... more |
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 Raytheon Completes Fifth Small Diameter Bomb II Tri-Mode Seeker in New Factory Raytheon has built the fifth Small Diameter Bomb II seeker in its new factory expressly designed to assemble integrated tri-mode seekers. "Raytheon is the only company building integrated tri- ... more | .. |
  Boeing Communications Relay Links Radios with Multiple Unmanned Platforms Boeing has successfully demonstrated the company's newest narrowband communications relay aboard two unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) - an Insitu ScanEagle and a portable AeroVironment Puma All Enviro ... more | .. |
 MEADS software completes BMC4I review The U.S.-European Medium Extended Air Defense System program has completed a BMC4I software design review in Huntsville, Ala. ... more | .. |
  S. Korea developing anti-ship missiles: report The South Korean military is developing anti-ship cruise missiles, a news report said Wednesday, after sea trials of China's first aircraft carrier sparked regional security concerns. ... more |
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Collaborative Agreement to Advance Solar Arrays for Satellite Power Systems
Diraq progresses to new stage in DARPA drive for practical quantum computers
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 DCGS Upgrades Help Reduce Costs for Image Processing of High-Altitude Missions Raytheon has upgraded the Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS) nodes for the Kansas and Indiana Air National Guard with the latest net-centric, cost-efficient and service-interoperable capabiliti ... more | .. |
  Raytheon Teams with Rafael to Market Iron Dome Weapon System Raytheon and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd have teamed to market the Iron Dome weapon system in the United States. Rafael developed the original Iron Dome to provide protection against rockets ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin Unveils Samarai Flyer at Unmanned Vehicle Conference Inspired by a maple seed, Lockheed Martin's Samarai handheld vehicle flew publically for the first time at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International conference. Weighing less ... more | .. |
 Block 30 Global Hawks Receive USAF Initial Operational Capability Declaration U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command has declared that the Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC)-built unmanned RQ-4 Block 30 Global Hawk has reached its initial operational capability (IOC). IOC is declar ... more |
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 AeroVironment Receives Order for Digital Puma Unmanned Aircraft Systems At the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) North America Conference - AeroVironment, Inc. has received a firm-fixed-price contract delivery order valued at $65,532,394 for ... more | .. |
  Building booms in S.Lanka president's home town When the 2004 Asian tsunami hit Sri Lanka, the sleepy fishing region of Hambantota was flattened and 3,000 people perished. Now it is riding a massive wave of construction. ... more | .. |
 Fukushima contaminating China's seas? Chinese sea waters are at risk of being contaminated by radioactive effluents from Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant, which was crippled by the March 11 earthquake, China's ocean watchdog warned. ... more | .. |
  Strain and spin may enable ultra-low-energy computing By combining two frontier technologies, spintronics and straintronics, a team of researchers from Virginia Commonwealth University has devised perhaps the world's most miserly integrated circuit. ... more |
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